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> Until a study shows up that measures sham treatment > to be more effective than no treatment, Effectiveness of sham acupuncture (placebo) was almost twice t
by pella 7y ago
> Until a study shows up that measures sham treatment
> to be more effective than no treatment,
Effectiveness of sham acupuncture (placebo) was almost twice that of conventional therapy. ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17893311 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17893311 )
what is the ethical decision according to Hippocratic Oath?
sham acupuncture (placebo) or conventional therapy ?
- 08-15 7y agoWhat was measured in that study and how? I can't see it from the abstract. Edit: also, how's that relevant? Acupuncture and sham acupuncture are the very same thing, so what's the placebo (no treatment) group here?
- pella 7y agohttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/articlepdf/413107/ioi70115_1892_1898.pdf https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/articl... placebo acupuncture == sham acupuncture placebo != no treatment
- 08-15 7y agoActually, sham acupuncture == acupuncture. The study shows no significant difference in effect between the two.
- pella 7y ago""Sham acupuncture (SA), also called placebo acupuncture (PA)"" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749386/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749386/